Collar.



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epccillcetion of met-ters Patent. Patented Sepia iid, 1915.

Application filed mieren le, i913. Serial No. Mdm.

' which the following is a specification.

This device is intended as an improvement M.the construction of 'collars'that will obl@ viate the necessity of the employment of the ordinary back button as a means for securinG the collar to.' the band ofthe shirt.

i o secure a collar under ordinary conditions it isconsidered necessary to provide a 1:5 plurality of buttons and the necessary numberoi. button holes. The number oi buttons usually employed. is two each of which is arranged in the collar band, one at the front and the other at the hack,-care being 2@ taken'that the buttons be arranged as nearly diametrically opposite as possible. rlhe collar adapted to be secured upon these buttons is usually provided' with three button holes, one at the back and one at each free 2&5 front end ofthe collar, all of which are well adapted to be secured to the buttons arranged ,adjacent thereto. This method and arrangement has been found fairly satisfactory, but because of certain disadvantages I e@ which are more ap arent in the fold collar have endeavored to se cure my collar without'theemplo ment of whatis commonly called the bac button, Vand b lie l secure amore exible connection between the collar and the shirt, overcome the objectionable bulkiness due to the presence of the button and provide an unob .structed passage for the neck band of the d@ cravat allowing it to slide more easily and to be adjusted more readily.

Thefollowing is what I'consider the best means of carrying outfthis inventions The accompanying drawings forinfa part oit' this speciication, 'in which:

Figure l shows aneordinary collar constructed with my improvement. Fig. 2 shows a section through the tab.

Similar reference numerals indicate like El@ parte in all the figures where they appear.

At i, l have shown an ordinary collar4 which in this instance is a fold collar having outer and inner partsand ordinary securing.tal s2"and3. As l' find it necessary Yin describing iny device to continually refer to the inner band of the collar l will indithe arrangement that l ain about to cate that part by the reference character 4.

This band may or may not be formed 'inte-- i gral with the tabs 2 and 3 and in these tabs J I provide the ordinary button holes 5 and 6.

Thus far I Vhave described a collar' well known'and fully appreciated, and such a collar is usually provided with .a back button hole.

At about the point adjacentI to wherethe back buttoirhole isusually produced ll rovlde two vertical slits 7 and Bspacing t em definite distances apart and at a convenient heighth I connect these slits7 and 8 by a longitudinal slit 9 thus producing a tab 10 the upper end of which is free to be bent out'- ward or inward, but the lower end ofv which will be formed integral or wel-l secured to the inner band 4l.

It is my intention to surround the slits ,7, S, and 9 with the 'i5 proper lines of stitching y lland 12 thus assuring 'that the edges ofthe tab l0 and the adjacent edges of the band will not fray. A. The inner band 4 of a double'collar.l is

, feo. usually made two ply, that is of two thick-L f nesses of material, should the tab formed in#` tegral with such a band be found less firml than is desirable the tab when divided from the band l ma be provided with a filler be* fore the stitc ing takes place. I believe et A.

however that this will not be necessary even with collars of a cheaper grade. A A.

For use with soft collars or when formed integral therewith my tab may be found too pliable to produce a securefastening because of the absence of starch' in collars of this kind and descri}L i:oi'i."I mayV find it convenient therefore to` add to my collar a means for insuring the desirable firmness in the tab.

At 20 l show a metallic binding secured on the three edges of the tab' 10, this binding may be formed of thin-sheet metal folded upon itself as shown at 2l, and having its free edges crimped, Vso that the will form e, close engagement into'and wit theedge of the cloth over which they are to be"p1accd. Asfshown at 22, my tabs may be provided with the ordinary button holealthough I do not consider this 'absolutely necessaryl as it will in no way add tothe efficiency of my device.' f

From the foregoing it is believed that the operation of my device will'be well underu and described, it is laundried in the ordinary manner, the tab 1.0 is ironed flat so that when the collar is completed and ,lauw

' collar band of thc shirt, the 'front and free ends of the collar are secured to a button in the ordmary manner and the collar 1s 1n ,position for use.

Modifications may be made within' the scope of the appended claim without departinf:r from the principle| or sacrificing the advantages of this invention.

Having carefully and fully described my invention what I claim by Letters Patent is I- A device of the Character described Comprisinl a collar having ordinary tabs and button holes formed therein and an additional tab at about mid-length said collar foi-ined integral therewith and means for stifi'ening said tab adapting it to assist in the securing ot' said collar, said tab being provided with a button hole and a metallic binding around the free Sides of said tab, for the purpose set forth.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York, and State of New York this 8 day of March 1913.

JESSE KAUFMN.

and desire to secure W1tnesses Jnssn J. (loLnRnRo,

ARTHUR PnnLrs MARR. 

